11:15 AM,
Apr. 22, 2014

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The Detroit Lions signed three players Monday to beef up the back end of their roster, and they'll have five more tryout players on hand to compete for roster spots the next three days.

Offensive linemen Kevin Matthews, Sherman Carter, Josh Jenkins and Cordaro Howard and tight end Jordan Thompson will take part in practices this week, in hopes of earning an invitation back for the rest of off-season workouts, the team announced.

Matthews, a center, is perhaps the most prominent of the bunch. He played the last four seasons for the Tennessee Titans and made two starts in 2012. He did not appear in a ...